Commonality sought at 2012 DOXA Documentary Film Festival

Salaam Dunk. Photos courtesy of DOXA

You would have to have your head permanently dug into English Bay’s sand not to have noticed that the DOXA Documentary Film Festival is happening. All across town, on bus stops, in buses themselves, in newspapers and on television the festival is doing a promotional blitz never seen before.

The festival expects to have hundreds of moviegoers fill seats in the 10 day festival. [Read more...]

Film festival offers insights into different cultures and media literacy

High school students in New Denver, BC. Photo courtesy of Reel 2 Real.

The Reel 2 Real Interna- tional Film Festival for Youth runs at Vancity theatre until April 20. This year’s festival goes from country to country in order to give audiences images not usually seen in Vancouver. [Read more...]

‘Cinema Québécois’ leading the wave

Robert Besson. Photo by Film Reference Library, Toronto.

at Pacific Cinematheque through the month of April is a Robert Bresson retro- spective. [Read more...]

Cherry blossoms are here – time for celebration

Cerry blossoms. Photo by Aki Salminen

The spectacular cherry tree-lined boulevards in the West End are the first signs of spring. And April is the month to celebrate the cherry blossoms. “For [the] Japanese, cherry blossoms are the symbol of new entrance and hope,” says Mari Honma, principal of Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall. [Read more...]

Chinese art goes against the communist norm

Fifth Night, 2010. Film Still. - Photo by Yang Fudong, courtesy of ShanghART Gallery

Running from March 16 to Sept. 3, Yellow Signal showcases a series of media art exhibitions – a collection of video art and film screening – at seven venues in Vancouver. [Read more...]

Creole cowboy struts his stuff

Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Broussard and the Creole Cowbows

The accordian can be heard played around the world to a variety of music, be it French songs, polkas, Jewish music, and even heavy metal. [Read More...]

Local festival celebrates women filmmakers

The Vancouver Women in Film Festival

The 7th Annual Women in Film Festival kicks off on International Women’s Day at Vancity Theatre. More than 50 films will be screened from March 8–11 and all of them are made by women. [Read more...]

A richly textured love story at the Arts Club Theatre

Marci T. House as Esther

Intimate Apparel is a diverse tale bound in tight colourful corsets, made of fabric from around the world. The play unfolds themes of desire, repressed by expectations, class and race in the early 1900s. [Read more...]

Annual Winterruption festival highlights Granville Island’s arts scene

Winterruption

Rain or shine, Granville Island is hosting its 7th annual Winterruption festival from Feb. 24 through Feb. 25 celebrating how fantastically eclectic and multicultural our city can be for all ages. [Read more...]

French Film Festival reinvents itself for 18th anniversary

Régis Painchaud

There is a David to every Goliath. In the original story Goliath falls and David triumphs. In reality, when taking on a giant, the story is not always one of victory. David doesn’t always win and instead simply continues searching for his own place to make a difference in the world. The French Film Festival has seen many ups and downs since its inception in 1994. [Read more...]